The most Famous Gay and Queer Darkroom Bars in Berlin

Berlin is considered an extremely permissive metropolis. Many bars have set up darkrooms where gay men (and sometimes other queers) can enjoy sex. These are the most famous ones.

Große Freiheit 114

Große Freiheit 114 in the neighbourhood around Boxhagener Platz in Berlin-Friedrichshain is the only bar there that has a darkroom. In addition to the darkroom, there is also a dance floor, which has already been lit up by scene celebrities such as Bambi Mercury behind the DJ booth. Große Freiheit 114 sees itself as a neighbourhood bar for the whole community. Their motto is 'Queers & Friends'. The bar aims to create a safe space for queer people and their friends.

Große Freiheit 114
Boxhagener Straße 114, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain
Metro Frankfurter Tor
Website Große Freiheit 114

Boyberry Berlin

Tom's Bar in Schöneberg's Regenbogenkiez used to be the place to go for leather gays. The cult venue has now been taken over by Boyberries from Barcelona and Madrid and promises an exciting new program. (Incidentally, you can find more information about gay bars in Schöneberg here!)

Boyberry Berlin
Motzstraße 19, 10777 Berlin-Schöneberg
Metro Nollendorfplatz
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Woof Berlin

Woof! The name alone implies it: Bears and their admirers feel particularly at home in this bar. Woof Berlin, which has a cruising area, was voted one of the best ten bear bars in the world by Bear World Magazine in 2018/2019.

Woof Berlin
Fuggerstraße 37, 10777 Berlin-Schöneberg
Metro Augsburger Platz
Website Woof Berlin

Mutschmanns

Mutschmanns in the heart of the queer Schöneberg rainbow district guarantees a fetish-friendly atmosphere. Leather, rubber, uniform and sports gear types are welcome guests here. Fetish parties appear routinely on the programme. The long bar is the perfect place for drinks and cocktails in a stimulating atmosphere, where you can easily meet other punters. The small darkroom at Mutschmann's is extremely well attended, especially at the big fetish events like Easter Berlin at Easter time and Folsom Europe in September. (You can find more information about fetish bars here!)

Mutschmanns
Motzstraße 30, 10777 Berlin-Schöneberg
Metro Nollendorfplatz
Website Mutschmanns

Scheune Berlin

Another great fetish bar also located in Schöneberg's rainbow district is the Scheune. There you will meet sneaker, skin, and rubber lovers, as well as punks, machos and leather fans. The Scheune is a particularly popular place to hang out during the big fetish events. (More information on these and other fetish events in Berlin can be found here).

Scheune Berlin
Motzstraße 25, 10777 Berlin-Schöneberg
Metro Nollendorfplatz
Website Scheune Berlin

New Action

New Action in Berlin-Schöneberg is also a cruising bar but with a somewhat stricter dress code. Firstly, as in many other darkroom bars, only gay men are welcome. Secondly, New Action routinely hosts certain theme nights, details of which can be found on the website. In addition to a large bar area, New Action has a labyrinthine darkroom at the back of the bar.

New Action
Kleiststraße 35, 10787 Berlin-Schöneberg
Metro Nollendorfplatz
Website vom New Action

Ficken 3000

"Wellcum to the Pleasuredome!" - With these unambiguous words, Ficken 3000 near Hermannplatz on the border of Neukölln and Kreuzberg welcomes its visitors. The operators have transformed the basement of the bar into a huge darkroom. As an after-club destination, Ficken 3000 is very popular not only with queer men, but also with their friends. While the bar area is open to visitors of all sexual and gender identities, the darkroom is only accessible to those who identify as not 'strictly heterosexual'. (Incidentally, you can find more information about sex-positive places for women, intersex and non-binary people and trans folks of all genders here!)

Ficken 3000
Urbanstraße 70, 10967 Berlin-Neukölln
Metro Hermannplatz
Website Ficken 3000

Triebwerk

Not far from Ficken 3000 is the club Triebwerk. Equipped with a bar area, play areas, video booths, slings, gynaecologist's chair and St. Andrew's cross, very few desires are left unfulfilled here. The preparation for the wet and wild fun is taken care of with a douching device in the toilet.

Triebwerk
Urbanstraße 64, 10967 Berlin-Neukölln
Metro Hermannplatz
Website vom Triebwerk

Lab.Oratory

The Lab.Oratory club is located in the same building as Berghain. The Lab is open four days a week. Thursdays are Naked Thursday - only shoes are allowed to be worn in the Lab, all guests are otherwise naked. On Fridays, you can wear whatever you want and ring in the weekend with Friday Fuck 2-4-1. On both weekend days, the Lab hosts themed parties from Fist to Piss to Sports Gear, details of which can be found on the website. (Incidentally, you can find more information about gay sex venues in Berlin here!)

Lab.Oratory
Am Wriezener Bahnhof, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain
S-Bahn Ostbahnhof
Website Lab.Oratory